June 17, 2008 - Leading video games publisher and developer Namco Bandai Games America Inc., announced today that Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 has been shipped to North American retailers for Nintendo DS. Based on the popular virtual pets, help run over a dozen shops with adorable Tamagotchi pals. The Nintendo DS' intuitive touch screen controls add a level of immersion the franchise has never seen.

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Second update: Bandai Entertainment, an American anime distributor, has just acquired the rights to dub the Tamagotchi movie!

he North American distributor Bandai Entertainment has announced at its Project A-Kon panel on Friday that it acquired the Eiga de Tōjō! Tamagotchi Doki Doki! Uchū no Maigotchi!?, the first feature-length anime film based on Bandai's original electronic pet. The Tamagotchi feature garnered over 700,000 viewers and over 750 million yen (about US$7.5 million) at the Japanese box office.